Tag Archives: veterinary nursing

G-Tube 101: Understanding Feeding Tube Care for Vet Nurses

The Gastrostomy Tube (aka G-Tube), including the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy tube (PEG tube), needs to [...]

Clinical Pathology: A lesson learned about Pre-GA bloods.

Tabatha Whitehead VN, TAA talks about her own experiences when declining to run some clinical [...]

Wound Management: Key Concepts for Veterinary Nurses

Veterinary Nurses love Wound Care, right? Hands up who gets excited over a good abscess?! [...]

Toxicity Cases: A Guide for Veterinary Nurses

No two patients ever ingest the same amount of toxin or are the same breed, [...]

Veterinary Nursing Cheats for Monitoring Fluid Therapy

Fluid therapy treatment is one of the backbones of medical therapy in veterinary medicine and [...]

Pretty in Pink : Soda Lime. When should it be changed?

Most veterinary clinics get their vet nurses to change their soda lime on a regular [...]

Pain Assessment in Veterinary Patients: Why It Matters and How to Do It Right

Pain scales reduce bias through standardised assessment.  Their ‘rules’ of assessment reduce or eliminate variables [...]